A/N: All characters and places in the story are copyright J.K. Rowling except Rosemary, Laura, Brandon, and Ruth. Question at end.
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Rosemary-
Clam down. I don't hate you. The sorting hat almost placed me in Slytherin before the boundaries were re-modeled. You see, previously, Slytherin was the people to be hated. Gryffindor were the rescuers. But dark magic is almost gone. By next year I should be done. Now, why do you talk of inheriting stuff? Am I going to die soon and nobody has told me yet?
Love, Harry
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Dear Rosemary,
have you broken their hypnotism yet? That's what we figured they must have done. You must hurry and come back so you can be a normal girl again.
From,
Your Real Loving Family
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(Rosemary's journal)
My owl, Salatina, brought back replies to my letters this morning. I don't know what to think. Harry doesn't seem to hold a grudge, luckily. Mom and Dad think I'm hypnotized of all things, and I hate magic like they do. But, this is the only place I've ever felt I've really, truly belong. This is my life, my home, now.
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(Rosemary's journal, later on)
We had our first flying lesson today, I did okay. Being up in the air is the best feeling in the world. But I didn't like the idea of slipping off or something. The broom I had kept jerking around. Madame Change said that if I had a better broom that wouldn't be a problem. I still think it would be nice to fly along, with relying so much on a round pole with twigs sticking out one end. You know, Superman style would be better.
Madame Chang's nice. Kind of weird though. She kept looking at me and afterwards commented that she liked my eyes. I wonder where that came from.
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(Summary of Rosemary's next 3 months.)
School life at Hogwarts rolled on. Rosemary's best subjects were herbology, potions, and astronomy. Laura's new favorite word became "awesome." Brandon kept begging Rosemary to somehow obtain Harry's invisibility cloak and Marauder's Map
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Dear Rosemary dear,
You must try and come home for Christmas. We'll make sure you're safe from all magic forever. Nobody can hurt our little baby!
Your dearest parents.
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Rosemary read her mail and shook her head. "Yeah, I'm sure they'll try to rescue me from the 'evil wizards.' I wish them luck. They still don't understand anything," she sighed, taking a quill our of her book bag. Rosemary wrote: "I'm staying," and gave it to Salatina.
"You're going to be here? Well, have fun girl! I'll invite you next year if you want. You could have told me earlier, you know. But now the 'rents have made some many plans... Anyway, have a blast! Only one more week and a day until I have to go to a bunch of lame 'get-togethers' where little old hags exclaim about I'm in Hogwarts already. I mean, come on!" Laura rolled her eyes when she finally paused.
"Everyone is going. If you ask Ruth she could get you something from Zonko's tomorrow. I think it is so unfair we can't go to Hogsmeade. I mean, what do you think we'd do, blow it up or something?" Brandon joined in.
"You're just mad 'cause your sisters won't buy you anything anymore. Maybe if you hadn't planted that thing under that tile..."
"But that was the best trick! I thought it would blow when Fred Weasley cleaned it, not when McGonagall stepped on it. He has a sense of humor. I think he and George were supposed to have given Harry the map," he looked pleadingly at Rosemary.
"Yeah, the care and ground keepers know every passage way in the school. There were those two that you showed me that 'nobody know about.' Are you saying Fred could have come in at any moment? I'm so glad I can trust you Brandon." Rosemary turned on her heel and left after her sarcasm.
"Some of them have to be new, right Laura? Laura?" Brandon muttered, but Laura was following Rosemary.
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(Rosemary journal)
I love Christmas. The whole school smeels of pine needles and cinnamon. Well, in poitions we're working on colors, and some of the dye uses vinegar. We always have to shower and change after that class.
Today's the last day before Christmas Break. I'm the only first-year Slytherin who will be staying. It will be kind of lonely, but there are a bunch of extra credit lessons offered. And the homework they give us over break! Especially in history. It really is an integrated project. we have to do a timeline on all that we have covered so far, and put a charm on it so stuff will move. The battles have to be won in the right way and everything! Gotta go!
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Question: Some people say these are all too short. Do you want me to post less often with more to each one, or more often and smaller?
~Springrain